The Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team holds several training sessions every month throughout
the autumn, winter, and spring. Training exercises vary from the ubiquitous terrain familiarization
to first aid, avalanche safety or backcountry navigation. The Team trainings are designed to be
fun and informative and all Team members are encouraged to attend.

Our resident Squaw Valley Ski Patrol will take us out of bounds to areas hard to access without the help of Squaw Valley. Be prepared for an all day affair.

FEBRUARY 7 (Thu) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION

Where: Signal Peak

When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8:00am Wild Cherries Coffee House

Contact: Steve Reynaud (use current callout list for phone #)

Time to explore the Signal Peak environs and do laps until no one is left standing. Please contact Steve prior to going for any last minute details.

FEBRUARY 17 (Sun) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION

Where: Sugar Bowl and Beyond

When: 7:30am Team Garage; 8:00am North Tahoe Beach (across from Safe

Contact: Russ Viehmann (use current callout list for phone #)

Join us at Sugar Bowl for an all day adventure. This is a popular jumping off point for skiers and boarders to get losty in backcountry. Get to know it before the next search. Call Russ for more information.

FEBRUARY 23 (Sat) -- THE EXPERIMENTAL

Where: Cabin Creek, Tinkers, Benson

When: 7:30am Team Garage

Contact: Doug Read (use current callout list for phone #)

Up Cabin Creek with Pacific Crest Snocats, to Tinkers Knob and then Anderson Peak. We'll have a lost skier scenario, with helicopter support. Pix by Ray O'Brien and Chris McConnell

MARCH 6 (Thu) -- TECHNOLOGY NIGHT

Where: Squaw Valley Fire Department

When: 6:00pm Squaw Valley Fire Department

Contact: Brian York (use current callout list for phone #)

This training ties together and explains the use of all of the electronic equipment we use during a search. Bring your laptop if you have one.

MARCH 8 (Sat) -- SNOWMOBILE A AND B TEAM SKILL DEVELOPMENT

Where: Team Garage

When: 9:00am Team Garage

Contact: Brian York or TJ Johnson (use current callout list for phone #)

This will be an A/B team skills day and rescue sleigh orientation.

MARCH 16 (Sun) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION

Where: Rubicon, Hidden Peak, and Beyond

When: 8:00am Team Garage

Contact: Jeff DeVries (use current callout list for phone #)

Contact Jeff for the details of this West Shore tour. Pictures by Dirk Schoonmaker.

MARCH 19 (Wed) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION

Where: Silver Peak

When: 6:00 pm Team Garage; 6:30pm Pole Creek Trailhead

Contact: Steve Twomey (use current callout list for phone #)

Join Steve for a night time trip to Silver Peak,

MARCH 24 (Mon) -- GPS NAVIGATION

Where: Tahoe Cross Country Ski Area

When: 6:00pm Team Garage; 6:30pm Tahoe Cross County Ski Area

Contact: Jimmy Smith (use current callout list for phone #)

We will ski through the area using GPS units to find our way. Along the way, a task or two will be set up for the group to work through (hint: as always, be sure to have a beacon, probe, and shovel).

MARCH 29 (Sat) -- TERRAIN FAMILIARIZATION (SNOWMOBILE TEAM)

Where: Watson Peak and Beyond

When: 9:00am Trailhead at end of Regency Drive

Contact: Chris McConnell (use current callout list for phone #)

This will take the team in to a popular snowmobiling area and will involve skill development, GPS navigation tasks and at least one avalanche scenario.

APRIL 24 (Thu) -- ELT TRAINING

Where: Team Garage

When: 6:30pm Team Garage; am

Contact: Rick Miller /(use current callout list for phone #)

We have a new antenna for locating downed aircraft. Survivability of backcountry aircraft accidents is low. Our response time is critical. Come and learn how to use the equipment.

APRIL 26 (Sat) -- ELT EXERCISE

Where: Boreal Ski Resort

When: 8:00am Team Garage; 8:30am Boreal Ski Resort

Contact: Rick Miller (use current callout list for phone #)

A joint training with the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), Comm Van operators are encouraged to attend (Comm Van and CAP mobile command center will be at Castle Peak). We will have landing zone training with Calstar as well as field scenarios

The Placer County Ground Team is inviting us to participate in a training in the Big Bend area. The day will involve tracking, navigation skills and so on. All members who participate will be used as ground searchers for a live rabbit in the field.

The goal of TNSAR is to conduct fast and safe rescues, and to help educate the
public on winter safety.
If you would like to help TNSAR in this cause, please use the following PayPal donate link. Thanks!